There ya go...I couldn't find that for the life of me.
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jjnguyJul 22 '09 at 21:15

I thought I provided enough additional suggestions and details for how it would work to stand on its own. Those other questions don't provide that. They just present the problem.
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timJul 22 '09 at 21:15

Actually, i picked Sasha's question because it encompassed more than just editing - voting was also included, matching this question more precisely. No matter; both are bad ideas.
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Shog9♦Jul 22 '09 at 21:16

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So add the the existing post; however, I can pretty much predict that this is going to be status-declined for the foreseeable future.
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Marc Gravell♦Jul 22 '09 at 21:16

I could see how this could reduce friction. However it would just create more animosity between certain users, and overall augment the problem.
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jjnguyJul 22 '09 at 21:19

I don;t mind the editing - however there continues to be a lot of activity and complaints (mostly around a small subset of people) - rather than continually having these "Wars" every now and then, it can all be resolved with this suggestion. You can;t tell me that you haven't noticed.
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timJul 22 '09 at 21:19

I know exactly what you are talking about. However, from my point of view, the subset of users that are problematic is too small for this feature to be necessary.
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jjnguyJul 22 '09 at 21:20

Again, note that I actually addressed some of the concerns raised int he other duplicates. It could cost hitpoints to enable it and you would have to have a certain amount. It would surely limit lots of the bickering in comments and editing.
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timJul 22 '09 at 21:20

Actually, it is GOOD that the subset is so small, but the problem is that subset is very prolific and affects A LOT of people...
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timJul 22 '09 at 21:21

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Very few edits are truly detrimental. It seems users are personally offended to have their posts changed, when it should hardly ever be brought to that level. Sure some users edit a lot of posts, but I don't see how that becomes harassment.
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Ian ElliottJul 22 '09 at 21:23

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I see how it could be helpful. And I agree that your solution is better than others and seems fairly well developed. I guess I just disagree with it at a fundamental level. I prefer to just ignore the problematic users. And, if they are causing real harm, alert the moderators.
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jjnguyJul 22 '09 at 21:26

@jjnguy "And, if they are causing real harm, alert the moderators" I think the moderators have been called in again and again. Yet this problem never goes away and continues to irk people - and I'm not just talking about people not liking edits
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timJul 22 '09 at 21:32

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@jjnguy: that last line is key - isolating yourself from the site only protects you ; if there's a real problem with a rogue voter or editor, it should be an administrative problem. Otherwise, you're just giving rogue users a tool to shield themselves from the inevitable consequences of their actions...
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Shog9♦Jul 22 '09 at 21:33

It is very telling that this request has been requested multiple times and from what I can tell - for exactly the same subset of people... Rather than deal with that, the proposers of the functionality are labeled "anti-community". I don;t think that is quite accurate - I think my suggestion addressed the community as a whole. Wouldn't it be nicer not to have to watch edit wars and pissing contests?
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timJul 22 '09 at 21:34

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@tim I find it is easy enough to stay out of the edit wars and pissing contests. Just ignore it. It sounds really idealistic I know. But, if you don't like what people are saying or doing, just leave it be. (Unless it is harmful, alert moderators. If they feel it is posing a threat to the community, they will deal with it. Until then, it must not be a big enough problem)
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jjnguyJul 22 '09 at 21:38

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@tim: i'm curious now... when's the last time you saw an edit war?
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Shog9♦Jul 22 '09 at 21:38

The impetus for my suggestion was actually editing paired with downvoting for a bunch of of my posts. I really don't care about the hitpoints and the editing was actually beneficial, but there was something about the systematic nature of downvoting all my posts that made me less happy with SO. When I looked into the recent history of this person I saw a lot of moaning and grumbling and public bickering with other users - so I figured that even if I had just kind of let this go that others would benefit. THis person leaves a wake of unhappy users in his path... I figured it was one option.
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timJul 22 '09 at 21:44

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It is a viable option to report voting abuse. I know that it pisses me off when I get downvotes so people can move their answers up on the page.
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jjnguyJul 22 '09 at 21:46